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Position: Executive Director
Job Summary: The Executive Director will lead all aspects of Safe Harbour Society, overseeing the effective operation of the medically supported detox, the homeless shelter, Indigenous programming, outreach services, and housing support initiatives. Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director leads an extraordinary group of staff dedicated to making a difference in our community. Guided by Safe Harbour Society’s Guiding Principles, known as the 7-Stars, the Executive Director role requires a visionary leader with a deep commitment to ensuring people with complex needs have access to support. They must possess expertise in strategic
decision-making, strong management skills, and a proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders. To ensure Safe Harbour Society maintains their reputation of a well-respected high-impact organization, the Executive Director must embody the organization’s vision and mission, be forward-thinking, enhance team capabilities, and foster a culture of creativity, accountability, and compassion.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership:
2. Program Management and Development:
3. Community Engagement and Government Relations:
4. Financial Management:
5. Team Leadership:
6. Board Support and Leadership:
Core Competencies:
Qualifications:
How to Apply: If you are a visionary leader and have the heart and compassion necessary to lead the Safe Harbour Society team, a desire to positively impact the daily challenges of those experiencing addiction, mental health, and homelessness, and meet the qualifications outlined above, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to Board@safeharboursociety.org. Application deadline is May 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. (MST).
Join us in making a difference in our community!
Job Type: Permanent, part-time.
Salary: $23.00 per hour
Schedule: 12 – 16 hours per week. 2 days per week, depending on workload.
Location: 5246 53 Avenue, Red Deer
Key Responsibilities and Functions:
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Only those selected for interviewing will be contacted.
Please apply to: HR@Safeharboursociety.org with a cover letter and resume, or via the online form here.
Join our team at Safe Harbour Society and make a meaningful impact! We need dedicated volunteers who can commit to helping out once or twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. You can choose to work full or half shifts.
Successful applicants must provide a current Criminal Record Check.
The opportunity to make a difference and use your unique skills to improve the lives of others.
Interested volunteers can send their letter of interest to HR@safeharboursociety.org, or submit below.
The people who join our team have anchored into the Harbour because they want to make a difference in their community. They want to help, to be a part of a solution, to shine their own unique light into this Safe Harbour and keep them shining on people as they navigate through systems and broader resources.
That sounds really good and lovely but it’s not an easy gig. It challenges every one of them at some point. It introduces them into a different world, with different rules and different priorities. It makes them think outside the box for realistic and safe solutions to problems outside the social norm. It demands a thick skin, the ability to not take things personally and a tremendous amount of understanding and patience.
They continue to stand tall and stay true to our mission statement of providing welcome and connection. They welcome back those that yelled at them the night before, those that just finished treatment and are using again, those that are dying from an overdose, those mentally ill people who have no other place to be, and seniors who are addicted and have worn out their welcome everywhere else.
The list goes on and on and with it our team consistently does the best they can with what we have. The front line crew has a fantastic Leadership team supporting them, providing oversight and experience, appropriate training and opportunities to debrief.
Three cheers for the past and present crew who have anchored into the Harbour!